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McKinney's Bar Token, Letterhead, Postcard, and Cover

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Tokens Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
McKinney's Bar Token, Letterhead, Postcard, and Cover
SOLD
275.00USDto 8*************e+ buyer's premium (66.00)
This item SOLD at 2017 Jul 09 @ 08:13UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Framed piece with four interesting and hard-to-find items. 1) The premier piece is the token, extra fine to uncirculated. Brass. John W. McKinney, a longtime resident and character at Tahoe built a place for folks to stay that became one of the preeminent lodges in California. He hosted everyone- from Lucky Baldwin and John Muir to all the San Francisco financiers. Over time he built about two dozen cabins as part of the resort, and by 1900 was “all the rage” of Tahoe. These tokens are probably a product of the post-1900 tourist boom. Perhaps a dozen to twenty are known today. 2) 1896 letterhead from McKinney's. 'Old Pete is writing 'Mr. Daley.' "I thought it was best to send the enclosed, as I am tired of keeping it." What was enclosed??? 3) Real photo postcard of McKinney's from the water. Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 264. Arthur C. Pillsbury had a photo studio in Palo Alto as early as 1894. From 1903 to March 1906 he ran the Pillsbury Picture Company. 4) Unused envelope to Joshua Clark of Coloma. We are not sure how this fits into the lot, but with the great provenance of the other three pieces, we are sure there is an interesting story here. State: California City: Lake Tahoe HWAC#: 48431 Date: